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bashar al asad of syria has so far managed to hold on to power. the cost, more than 5,000 lives since march with more killed each day, even as many soldiers defect and the uprising lurches toward civil war. nothing has slowed down the carnage. not even the presence of arab league observers. their job, to ensure the asad regime's compliance is an agreement aimed at ending the crackdown. while the syrian government has allowed the arab league observers in, it has all but banned foreign media from reporting firsthand from inside the country. >>> the opposition is using home video to get the message out and hoping the observers present will help them be heard. in this amateur footage not independently verified residents placed the body of a dead child on the hood of the observer's car. but the arab league has been of little help so far. opposition groups say more than 130 syrians have been killed since the observers finally arrived this week. president asad claims he's waging war against terrorist gangs and foreign elements trying to divide the countr
bashar al asad of syria has so far managed to hold on to power. the cost, more than 5,000 lives since march with more killed each day, even as many soldiers defect and the uprising lurches toward civil war. nothing has slowed down the carnage. not even the presence of arab league observers. their job, to ensure the asad regime's compliance is an agreement aimed at ending the crackdown. while the syrian government has allowed the arab league observers in, it has all but banned foreign media from...
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. >> with outside monitors now in syria, demonstrators made sure their voices would be heard. amateur video shows tens of thousands taking to the streets reportedly calling for the execution of president al assad. also pleading with monitors for help. and they have released 750 detain detainees. >>> the high stakes battle of western powers, iran threatened to cut off oil exports from middle east if the west imposes sanctions on oil shipments. a top official threatened to close the strait of hormuz if the west continues what he calls its plot against iran. as state department spokesman dismissed the threats as, quote, bluster. >>> now, here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. michigan police were recently involved in a high speed pursuit of one of their own suv cruisers wearing only his underwear, a suspect hopped behind the wheel after escaping from the back seat. it ended with the suspect crashing into vehicles at a roadblock. no injuries were reported. >>> a lawyer for a group of single mothers in hawaii calling their theft inside a toy store a desp
. >> with outside monitors now in syria, demonstrators made sure their voices would be heard. amateur video shows tens of thousands taking to the streets reportedly calling for the execution of president al assad. also pleading with monitors for help. and they have released 750 detain detainees. >>> the high stakes battle of western powers, iran threatened to cut off oil exports from middle east if the west imposes sanctions on oil shipments. a top official threatened to close...
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. >>> with more citizen video coming out of syria these days during a very bloody week, the obama administration is using very strong language about what is happening there, accusing president asad's government of mowing down its own citizens. more than 200 are now dead there it's believed since monday. >>> we'll take a break. up next as we continue on a wednesday night, on the ground in afghanistan with americans in uniform and some of them are now openly gay. many said that would never work, but were they right? >>> later, the outpouring of support and help since our story aired about a woman whose idea is making a difference for people and their pets who are all trying to survive these hard times. >>> tomorrow will mark one year to the day that president obama signed the repeal of the u.s. military policy known as don't ask, don't tell, banning openly gay and lesbian service members. just today a sign of the times. two women shared the traditional first kiss after the u.s.s. oak hills returned to home port in virginia. sailors and their families buy dollar raffle tickets for the chance at it.
. >>> with more citizen video coming out of syria these days during a very bloody week, the obama administration is using very strong language about what is happening there, accusing president asad's government of mowing down its own citizens. more than 200 are now dead there it's believed since monday. >>> we'll take a break. up next as we continue on a wednesday night, on the ground in afghanistan with americans in uniform and some of them are now openly gay. many said that...
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. >> andrea, while we have you here news out of syria. arab league observers have arnsed and will try witnessing the uprising and also the government crackdown first hand. what are they finding? >> it's very troubling so far to u.s. officials because the arab league monitors have been on the ground for two days and they have not pushed back against restrictions that the regime has imposed on their inspections, and these are the first outside monitors that syria has permitted in. they have blocked their access to key areas where atrosities are reported. the u.s. is withholding any formal criticism because they hope this mission can succeed. in these two days the monitors have not gotten in and activists are reporting six more killings and opposition leaders are calling this arab league effort a farce. lester. >> andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> important health news tonight about the fight against ovarian cancer, which kills more than 15,000 american women each year. two studies out tonight show that avastin, a drug already approved for other
. >> andrea, while we have you here news out of syria. arab league observers have arnsed and will try witnessing the uprising and also the government crackdown first hand. what are they finding? >> it's very troubling so far to u.s. officials because the arab league monitors have been on the ground for two days and they have not pushed back against restrictions that the regime has imposed on their inspections, and these are the first outside monitors that syria has permitted in....
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. >>> in syria, at least 20 people are reported dead after coming under attack by government troops. the crackdown comes hours before monitoring teams from the arab league are set to arrive in damascus. >>> tonight there is a storm brewing in israel. it has to do with seating on public buses and women being told by men where they can and cannot sit. until one woman refused to move. it may remind folks of a woman who took a stand in this country more than 50 years ago. we get the story from nbc's martin fletcher. >> reporter: tanya rosenblit, the new poster child for women's rights. on a bus to jerusalem, an orthodox jew said, you're a woman. go sit at the back of the bus. israel's rosa parks moment. "no," tanya said. >> if i were to go to the back of the bus i would be humiliating myself. >> reporter: a photo shows what happened next. the man stopping the bus. the threatening crowd. >> i was the only woman there. >> reporter: a policeman who came to help. after 30 minutes tanya won and kept her seat. then -- her story took off. the head of the opposition led a march to parliament. >>
. >>> in syria, at least 20 people are reported dead after coming under attack by government troops. the crackdown comes hours before monitoring teams from the arab league are set to arrive in damascus. >>> tonight there is a storm brewing in israel. it has to do with seating on public buses and women being told by men where they can and cannot sit. until one woman refused to move. it may remind folks of a woman who took a stand in this country more than 50 years ago. we get...
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we begin tonight with syria and our keeping them honest. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence from protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force's sudanese commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, a man wanted by the international criminal court for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria
we begin tonight with syria and our keeping them honest. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that...
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. >> asked about the noncommittal staff on the clash of syria. some see it as a sign of iraq alignment with iran that backs ally syria. both admit iraq was in a tough neighborhood. >> realize danger of sectarian war in iraq and syria. >> iraq, itself, the situation is not so tidy. >> the u.s. troops might be leaving iraq but problems remain. a couple of weeks ago, wall pros texting this market in the center of baghdad were taken down. a few days later, there were three bomb attacks leaving dead and injured. >> it's important to recognize iraq remains a dangerous place. all the threats are not gone. >> baghdad residents are targeted by a diminish and deadly al-qaeda network and militia groups said to be backed by iran. iran's influence in iraq as the u.s. leave is one of many worries here. many are angered but the muslim -- by muslim leaders strong-willed way. this kurd is diplomatic. >> the ruling class. in the community cannot be by a single leader. the political consensus now is important. >> for consensus on the baghdad street. the security co
. >> asked about the noncommittal staff on the clash of syria. some see it as a sign of iraq alignment with iran that backs ally syria. both admit iraq was in a tough neighborhood. >> realize danger of sectarian war in iraq and syria. >> iraq, itself, the situation is not so tidy. >> the u.s. troops might be leaving iraq but problems remain. a couple of weeks ago, wall pros texting this market in the center of baghdad were taken down. a few days later, there were three...
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iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade because it exhausts the people and the government. but we stood with the arab league. and we were very frank and we agreed on an initiative to perhaps -- it will be the last-minute initiative we'll see in the situation and will achieve the required change in syria without any violent operations that could affect the area in general. i believe that all the parties realize the dangers of a sectarian war in iraq and syria and in the region because it will be like a snowball that -- it will expand and be difficult to control it. we will try
iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade...
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she sits down with syria's president assad. you can see it across abc news, first on "gma," more on "world news" and the whole interview will air on a special edition of "nightline." >>> and still ahead on "world news," a pop superstar takes her personal crusade to the white house today. >>> and new concerns tonight about one of the most popular birth control pills. is it putting women's health at greater risk? this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people came to louisiana... they came to see us in florida... make that alabama... make that mississippi. the best part of the gulf is wherever you choose... and now is a great time to discover it. this year millions of people did. we set all kinds of records. next year we're out to do even better. so come on down to louisiana... florida... alabama... mississippi. we can't wait to see you. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. simple relief is here. introducing robitussin® nasal relief pills. the right relief for nasal congestion.
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what do you project happening in syria? >> the international community will come down hard or syria. seeing what takes place when regimes resist the voice of the people. the people are now coming out by the thousands. syria is reacting by using force to suppress them. the result will be that this regime will be gone. we are seeing a continuation of the arab spring and this is one thing taking place in syria and i mighting is to the extent that iran continues to crack down in the fashion they have, given the economic conditions we will see a change in iranian policy in terms of not going forward with the nuclear program or see a change in regime. that's something they may have to be concerned about and should be. >> that is quite a projection for the new year. happy new year to you. >> same to you. >> thanks so much for all of your help this year. looking ahead, what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours. that's next here on "andrea mitchell reports." ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪
what do you project happening in syria? >> the international community will come down hard or syria. seeing what takes place when regimes resist the voice of the people. the people are now coming out by the thousands. syria is reacting by using force to suppress them. the result will be that this regime will be gone. we are seeing a continuation of the arab spring and this is one thing taking place in syria and i mighting is to the extent that iran continues to crack down in the fashion...
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barbara walters inside syria, with the only one-on-one with syria's embattled president. >> why is this such a brutal crackdown? >> does he fear civil war? does he sense the circle closing around him? barbara is right here with us tonight. >>> family values. why mitt romney is hoping voters will focus on this image tonight, as the gloves come off, taking aim at the new front-runner. ♪ have you driven a ford >>> that famous question, and our question tonight for the ceo of ford, who turned that c carmaker around. what is the key to bringing america back? >>> kicked off. after alec baldwin booted after that battle, who was right? the famous actor or the flight attendant? >>> and pearl harbor. the image we learned today we will never see again. >>> good evening. diane is on assignment tonight. and we begin here with two major stories this evening. barbara walters and her exclusive one-on-one with syria's embattled president. face-to-face as she asks, why the deadly crackdown? she's right here tonight. >>> but first, another image this evening making headlines. that coach, under fire, and
barbara walters inside syria, with the only one-on-one with syria's embattled president. >> why is this such a brutal crackdown? >> does he fear civil war? does he sense the circle closing around him? barbara is right here with us tonight. >>> family values. why mitt romney is hoping voters will focus on this image tonight, as the gloves come off, taking aim at the new front-runner. ♪ have you driven a ford >>> that famous question, and our question tonight for...
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presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning, thoughk, using look out to stop the rooftop snipers. no one is safe in the street. women and children routinely run to dodge bullets. they square off with the soldiers willing to take aim. we don't know how this standoff ended. >> those videotaping are also in danger. one camera man captures soldiers shouting allegiance and then running counterrecharge and firing with no regard. >> activists claim the courses are escorted by the government spies to make it impossible to report atrocities. they want the head monitor replaced. human rights record is in question given a previous po
presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning,...
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these are tertse terrorists aftr syria. it gives a bad start to the monitoring group to ham o happey with a bombing in d dasmascus. >> images and stories haveoccurs in syria with a tremendous loss of life. >> we a massacre in a smallvill. >> between 60 and 0 100 peoplewy surrounded the town and shelled the town. and apparently this was a village that was harbor being army defectors. and that seems to be what sparked the most horrific incident in this ten month old uprising. we have reports of two mass cures. one of a group of men who were defecting from the army. they were on their way to the turkish border and they were surrounded and this vil villagep in the mountainous part of syria near the border. r > we are beginning to seevide. the electricity if i ther the hn off and the phone comowncation has been down. and we did see videos in the last 24 hours bodies laid out in mosques there. men with name tags it looked like notebook paper taped on to their bodies. and the cell phone camera pans across dozens of bodies from thi
these are tertse terrorists aftr syria. it gives a bad start to the monitoring group to ham o happey with a bombing in d dasmascus. >> images and stories haveoccurs in syria with a tremendous loss of life. >> we a massacre in a smallvill. >> between 60 and 0 100 peoplewy surrounded the town and shelled the town. and apparently this was a village that was harbor being army defectors. and that seems to be what sparked the most horrific incident in this ten month old uprising. we...
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>>> we begin tonight with syria and are keeping an honest report. for months the world has witnessed men, will and children, demonstrating in the streets. initially they called for reforms, when those calls were met with arrests and torture and killings, they began to call for overthrow. there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent in to verify that syria's president, bashar al assad, is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground for 48 hours and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of the arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander mohammed mustafa al dabbi, he's the former head of intelligence in the government of omar basher. a man wanted for crimes against humanity. he told "reuters" that quote things were calm and there were no clashes in homs. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess, but there was nothing fri
>>> we begin tonight with syria and are keeping an honest report. for months the world has witnessed men, will and children, demonstrating in the streets. initially they called for reforms, when those calls were met with arrests and torture and killings, they began to call for overthrow. there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent in to verify that syria's president, bashar al assad, is keeping his promises to remove military forces from...
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thank you. >> charlie: we turn tonight to the crises in syria, the u.n. statements that the nine month long uprising has claimed more than 4,000 lives. this week more than 60 bodies were found in the city of homes which has been at the center of the uprising. syrian activist said many of the victims bore sig of torture. despite growing condemn nation and sanctions from the international communi the assad regem has shown no signs of easing its crack down. the government has banned most foreign journalists. joining me now is clarissa ward of cba news. she's a foreign correspondent there. she managed to enter the country as a tourist. here's a look at someof her reporting. >> he's a is an opposition actid does not wanto use her al name. the opposition knows who she is. she's in hiding to avoid arrest. are you scared i i am not but we have to continue. this is what we have been dreaming of long time ago. >> she took us to the damascus suburb of duma to the funeral rove a6 year old boy these people say were shot by security forces that protested the day before
thank you. >> charlie: we turn tonight to the crises in syria, the u.n. statements that the nine month long uprising has claimed more than 4,000 lives. this week more than 60 bodies were found in the city of homes which has been at the center of the uprising. syrian activist said many of the victims bore sig of torture. despite growing condemn nation and sanctions from the international communi the assad regem has shown no signs of easing its crack down. the government has banned most...
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an arab league delegation expected to visit three more cities in syria today, although activists say the observers' presence in the country has not stopped the violent crackdown by government forces there. opposition leaders criticizing the arab league mission after its leader, a former sudanese intelligence officer, said he witnessed "nothing frightening on the ground." the united nations says 5,000 people have been killed in syria since march. >>> the united states navy is pushing back against threats made by iran to close a critical waterway in the persian gulf that carries 15 million barrels of oil every day. iranian officials are furious over a planned oil embargo by the west. in retaliation, they say they will cut off access to the strait of hormuz, where one-third of the world's energy supply isç transported. the state department is downplaying the rhetoric with some analysts suggesting iran would just be crippling its own economy with that move. still, the pentagon not taking the threat lightly. the spokesman there said any interference with the shipping lanes will "not be
an arab league delegation expected to visit three more cities in syria today, although activists say the observers' presence in the country has not stopped the violent crackdown by government forces there. opposition leaders criticizing the arab league mission after its leader, a former sudanese intelligence officer, said he witnessed "nothing frightening on the ground." the united nations says 5,000 people have been killed in syria since march. >>> the united states navy is...
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human rights group and killing continues in syria and the turkish government bombed the kurds in northern turkey and libya is trying to form a government without any help from the united states. admittedly our options are limited. why are they limited? the arab spring started last january and at least 11 nations erupted defense existing dictatorships and the united states reaction, we don't know what to do because we don't know who the people are because we aren't engaged with those people. >> paul: for tareen or in part because of that reason and part because of the reluctance of the obama administration to lead in the world and like to lead from behind as one of the advisors famously told the new yorker, they played a pretty passive role here and i think-- >> i think they've done that as a matter of policy and they do not want to lead they want to engage with other multi-lateral institutions, i think what you're seeing in the middle east is a microcosm of what the world looks like when the world's leading power disengages itself. it begins to spin out of control on its own and this is l
human rights group and killing continues in syria and the turkish government bombed the kurds in northern turkey and libya is trying to form a government without any help from the united states. admittedly our options are limited. why are they limited? the arab spring started last january and at least 11 nations erupted defense existing dictatorships and the united states reaction, we don't know what to do because we don't know who the people are because we aren't engaged with those people....
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but, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward was able to slip into syria. tonight, she speaks to a growing army of rebels fighting for their freedom. >> reporter: it was not a long drive, but our guides were taking no chances. past a government checkpoint, the car twisted along dark back roads outside the capital city damascus. after a certain point, we were blindfolded to protect the location of the safe house where we would find members of the free syrian army. they are former syrian soldiers. they say they refused orders to fire on their own countrymen and so decided to take up arms against the assad regime. the commander spoke off camera for his own security. he told us "we are fighting for those who have made our children orphaned and our wives widows." he claimed that his men have carried out attacks on military targets around the capital-- the heart of assad's power base. no one knows just how large the free syrian army is. the number of defectors appears to be growing. in this video posted by the opposition, former syrian soldiers pledge to defend t
but, cbs news correspondent clarissa ward was able to slip into syria. tonight, she speaks to a growing army of rebels fighting for their freedom. >> reporter: it was not a long drive, but our guides were taking no chances. past a government checkpoint, the car twisted along dark back roads outside the capital city damascus. after a certain point, we were blindfolded to protect the location of the safe house where we would find members of the free syrian army. they are former syrian...
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many believe that real change in syria will only come from the barrel of a gun. ♪ >> from inside syria, the reporter wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. let's dig a little bit deeper as what about going on in syria. mohammed jamjoom is follow iing all of the unrest from egypt. syria has restricted access by international journalists. the arab league of observers in syria right now, do they have any real opportunity to see anything or are they completely controlled by the syrian regime? >> well, wolf, we've been trying to reach those arab league monitors on the ground directly and having a lot of difficulty doing so. there's been a lot of questions as to whether these observers have unfettered access, whether they're being heavily monitored by the syrian security forces. even though we haven't been able to speak to them directly, there's a lot of videos popping up purporting to show them in various cities, interacting with citizens. getting into arguments at times. one video today purports to show a scene in the city of -- where one arab league monitor or somebody who appear
many believe that real change in syria will only come from the barrel of a gun. ♪ >> from inside syria, the reporter wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. let's dig a little bit deeper as what about going on in syria. mohammed jamjoom is follow iing all of the unrest from egypt. syria has restricted access by international journalists. the arab league of observers in syria right now, do they have any real opportunity to see anything or are they completely controlled by the...
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this is syria. it's not easy. it's very complicated, very difficult country to govern if you don't have the public support. >> reporter: what do you this is the biggest misconception that my country has of what's happening here, if, indeed, there is a misconception. >> we don't kill our people no government in the world kill its people unless it's led by crazy person. for me, as president, i became president because of the public support. it's impossible for anyone in this state, to give order to kill. >> barbara walters, the only american journalist to sit down with him. i asked about this earlier. what do you make of what's going on in the mind of this man? >> reporter: well, there's such a disconnect. people are being tortured, he says we're being duped. people are being killed, he says he didn't order it, the government did. but he's the president. so, it's very hard to understand, does he really believe this? he says that it is not on the brink of a civil war. he says it was the support of his people. he's no
this is syria. it's not easy. it's very complicated, very difficult country to govern if you don't have the public support. >> reporter: what do you this is the biggest misconception that my country has of what's happening here, if, indeed, there is a misconception. >> we don't kill our people no government in the world kill its people unless it's led by crazy person. for me, as president, i became president because of the public support. it's impossible for anyone in this state, to...
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well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, he's also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria, general al dhabi, told reuters that "things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, " which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence." he went on to say, "the situation seems reas
well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese...
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should be doing in syria. we also talked about hillary clinton and the drones. something great on that. here is what he had to say about the republican field and newt gingrich. >> i have not endorsed anybody on either side. the thing i remember about newt. we came to congress together tame, '78. when newt showed up, he said we can become the majority. we can take back the house of representatives. we hadn't had the house since the 1940s. and initially, none of us believed it. but he was persistent and tenacious. he kept it up, and kept it up and kept it up. finally by '94, he is the newly elected speaker of the house of representatives with a republican majority. so i wouldn't underestimate him. >> that's the headline. don't underestimate newt gingrich and we'll of his full comments there. plus what he said to say about hillary clinton. all that coming up at the top of the hour. back to you. >> always great to talk in with the former vice president. he was a little playfulness about the campaign. >> yes, he was. >> we'll see new few minutes. >>> one more gop deb
should be doing in syria. we also talked about hillary clinton and the drones. something great on that. here is what he had to say about the republican field and newt gingrich. >> i have not endorsed anybody on either side. the thing i remember about newt. we came to congress together tame, '78. when newt showed up, he said we can become the majority. we can take back the house of representatives. we hadn't had the house since the 1940s. and initially, none of us believed it. but he was...
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. >>> and city under siege in syria. a bloody christmas sunday as arab league observers go in and try to end the deadly crackdown. >>> and it's like christmas part two. hoping it will be a christmas black morning. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. this is monday, december 26th. i hope some of you are watching from home. >> did you get back from toronto okay? >> i did. boxing day. >> like the black friday of canada. >> right. good shopping. a lot of news right now. >> right. eight days to go m s ts to go ba caucuses, paul steinhauser is live with us in des moines, iowa this morning. hi, paul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. quiet over the weekend. things pick up today and one week to go until the iowa caucuses. the first contest in the primary caucus calendar. this is a poll that came out friday afternoon. the most recent poll here. people are likely to go to the iowa gop caucuses. three-way traffic jam at the top. ron paul at 21%. mitt romney, former massachusetts governor, 20%. newt gingri
. >>> and city under siege in syria. a bloody christmas sunday as arab league observers go in and try to end the deadly crackdown. >>> and it's like christmas part two. hoping it will be a christmas black morning. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. this is monday, december 26th. i hope some of you are watching from home. >> did you get back from toronto okay? >> i did. boxing day. >> like the black friday of canada. >>...
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iranian ally syria says more than 2,000 of the security forces have died in the past nine months. syria blames political turmoil on a foreign conspiracy aimed at toppaling the regime with president bashar assad. this is amateur video that shows the city of homs after government shelling in that area. arab league observers arrive in damascus, the question of what iran is doing to aid syria has become a pressing one. correspondent leland vittert has details. >> syria's powerful air force and army are among the most well-equipped in the middle east. with the russian fighter jet, attack helicopters and tanks, president bashar assad has threatened to use them all against his own people to stay in power. fox news learned that iran and the revolutionary guard are going to great lengths to help assad. that doesn't surprise the israeli minister for strategic affairs. >> syria is part of what is called axis of evil. >> as they reference the ammunition supplies in the eight-month massacre of the pro-democracy demonstrators, western intelligence says he is running out of the critical items an
iranian ally syria says more than 2,000 of the security forces have died in the past nine months. syria blames political turmoil on a foreign conspiracy aimed at toppaling the regime with president bashar assad. this is amateur video that shows the city of homs after government shelling in that area. arab league observers arrive in damascus, the question of what iran is doing to aid syria has become a pressing one. correspondent leland vittert has details. >> syria's powerful air force...